I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we read more

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action read more

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.

It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.

For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.

He is at no end of his actions blest
Whose ends will make greatest and not best.

He is at no end of his actions blest
Whose ends will make greatest and not best.

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough read more

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing read more

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.